Background*

Mr. Archie W. Dunham served as a Vice President of Operations and Geosciences of Chesapeake Energy Corporation. Mr. Dunham served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Conoco Inc. from January 1996 to August 2002. He joined Conoco in 1966 and served a number of commercial and managerial positions within Conoco and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (“DuPont“). He was instrumental in orchestrating Conoco's IPO separation from DuPont in 1998, and in negotiating ... the merger of equals between Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Company in 2002. He served as an Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President of Polymers of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company from 1995 to October 1998. He served as an Executive Vice President of Exploration Production and Executive Vice President of Refining, Marketing, Supply and Transportation for Conoco. Mr. Dunham serves as the Chairman of the Houston Grand Opera. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Chesapeake Energy Corporation since June 21, 2012. He serves as a Director of the American Petroleum Institute, the U.S.-Russia Business Council and the Greater Houston Partnership. He serves as a Member of the Board of Visitors at the University of Oklahoma. He serves as a Director of Cool Planet Energy Systems, Inc. since August 9, 2013 and Chesapeake Energy Corporation since June 21, 2012. Mr. Dunham serves as a Director of Union Pacific Railroad Company Inc. He served as a Director of Union Pacific Corporation from August 2000 to May 15, 2014. He serves as a Member of the Americas Advisory Board at Deutsche Bank AG. Mr. Dunham has been a Member of Client Advisory Board at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas since January 25, 2007. He serves on the Board of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, the Board of visitors of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Board of Trustees of the Houston Symphony, the George Bush Presidential Library, and the Smithsonian Institution. He serves as a Trustee of Houston Grand Opera. He serves as a Member of The Business Council and The Business Roundtable. He has been a Director of Freeport Minerals Corporation since 1998. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at SAIL Capital Partners LLC. He serves on the Commission on National Energy Policy and serves as a Board Member of the Chief Executive Officer Forum. He served as the Chairman of Conoco Inc. from August 1999 to August 2002. He served as the Chairman of ConocoPhillips from August 2002 to September 30, 2004. Mr. Dunham served as the Chairman of National Association of Manufacturers, United States Energy Association and the National Petroleum Council. He serves as Chairman of Compensation & Management Development Committee, Member of Committee on Directors & Corporate Governance and Member of Environmental, Health & Safety Committee for Freeport Minerals Corporation. Previously, he served on the Boards of DuPont and Freeport Minerals Corporation. He was a Director of Pride International Inc. since May 12, 2005. Mr. Dunham served as a Director of Conoco Inc., from July 1998 to 2002, ConocoPhillips from August 2002 to September 30, 2004, and Louisiana-Pacific Corp., from 1996 to May 1, 2014. In 2005, he was appointed by President Bush to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships and President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure in 2002. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1960 to 1964. Mr. Dunham holds a Bachelor's degree in Geological Engineering and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma.

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